Kingdom Animalia Order Unionoida Genus Medionidus Higher classification Medionidus | Phylum Mollusca Family Unionidae Scientific name Medionidus simpsonianus Rank Species | |
Similar Gulf moccasinshell, Shinyrayed pocketbook, Purple bankclimber, Oval pigtoe, Alabama moccasinshell | ||
The Ochlockonee moccasinshell, scientific name Medionidus simpsonianus, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.
This species is endemic to the United States. Its natural habitat is rivers.
Original description
Medionidus simpsonianus was described as a species by Bryant Walker in 1905 in The Nautilus journal:
References
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